McIntosh Laboratory, has announced three new preamplifiers – the C1100, C52 and C47 – all made at the company's factory in Binghamton NY, following the brand’s signature design. The C1100 features a separate controller and tube preamplifier, and the C52 and C47, offer phono preamps and built-in DACs, featuring PCM, DSD256, and DXD up to 384kHz. All three feature McIntosh’s Headphone Crossfeed Director circuitry and Home Theater Pass Through.

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The new McIntosh C1100, comprised of the C1100 controller and the C1100 tube preamplifier, brings a new level of performance and luxury to McIntosh’s preamplifier offerings – evidenced by its high level inputs, which the company says have the lowest noise of any McIntosh preamplifier ever produced. It utilizes a two-chassis design where the control and power sections are completely separate from the audio section. ...